Top-roll saddle



Dec. 15'. 1925- E. DIXQN TOP ROLL SADDLE Filed Feb. 9, 1925 gwuawtoc Patented Dec. 15, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EZRA DIXON, F BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND.

TOP-ROLL SADDLE.

Application filed February 9, 1925.

)rovide means for ermittin a suoel of lubricant to be easily, quickly and conveniently applied to the saddle.

The invention has still further and other objects which will be later set forth and manifested.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention applied to rolls in operative position.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the back saddle.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of Fig. 2 and Figure 4 is a section on line 4l l of Fig. 1.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, the front saddle 1 has a rear stem or extension 2 formed for removable connection with the back saddle 3 by means of a bifurcated lug 4 disposed centrally of the length of the back saddle.

The upper face of the back saddle is formed with a pair of longitudinal lubricant-receiving cavities 5 and 6, the chambers having their inner ends separated by the h1g4. A lip? of dished and semicircular shape is formed integral with the back saddle and extends outwardly from a side of the back saddle at points around an end of the lug i so that when oil is sup plied to the center of the lip same will flow into each of the cavities. The cavities have openings 8 and 9, in their bottoms for a purpose now to be described.

The under face of the back saddle is a central longitudinal depending enlargement 10 which latterat one end merges into a cast lateral flange 11 which stiffens the structure and reinforces the enlargement. The

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enlargement and flange are perforated to receive a wick 12 the ends of which latter project outwardly beyond the flange and the outer end of the enlargement. The openings 8 and 9 extend into the perforation of the enlargement so that oil placed in the cavities will flow into the wick carrier and 7 thus saturate the wick.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the wick not only uniformly distributes the oil but also constantly feeds same to the rolls, due to the contact of the wick ends with the adjacent opposed rolls.

The oil may be introduced into the lip or spout 7 at the center thereof, or from either side as desired. .Since the lip projects outwardly from a side of the back saddle it will be noted that the customary interference of the stem 2, in the prior art, with convenient feeding of the lubricant to the sad-" dle, due to the extension or stem 2 completely covering the back saddle, is entirely overcome.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: p 1. In a top roll saddle, a back saddle having a pair of longitudinal lubricant receiving cavities spaced at their inner ends, a longitudinally perforated wick carrier depending from the back saddle, the back saddle having openings leading from the respective cavities into the carrier, a wick in the carrier having its ends projecting therebeyond for engagement with the adjacent rolls, and a substantially semi-circular lubricant conveying spout extending outwardly from a side of the back saddle and having its endsleading into the respective cavities.

2. In a top roll saddle, a back saddle having a pair of lubricant-receiving cavities, a wick carrier on the under side of the saddle, the saddle having openings establishing communication between the cavities and carrier, wick in the carrier having its ends pro ecting beyond the carrier ends and a lubricant conveying lip extending outward-. ly from a side of the saddle and communi-' eating with each of the cavities.

In testimony'whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

EZRA DIXON. 

